Highways that charge EVs as they drive, black holes’ mysterious back ends and a bipedal robot that can run a 5K. This week’s coolest things have been around the block and then some.
A magnet “as thin as a single atom,” ultrasound-powered drug delivery and a protein that helps classify cancer. This week’s coolest things have some serious work to do.
Scientists are working to make glass stronger, EVs run longer and brain devices stealthier. This week’s coolest things are writing the next chapter.
A miniature assembly line for nanoparticle vaccines, an implantable electrode to heal athletes’ broken bones, and a smart foam that could help robots sense us approaching. This week’s coolest things put science fiction in its place.
Pacemakers that dissolve into the body, paper that can cool a building, and cars that can sprout wings and fly. The coolest things this week are changing before our very eyes.
See-through, noise-canceling panels, a high-resolution microscope built from Lego blocks and smartphone parts, and a way for hydrogen to help decarbonize the steel industry. This week’s coolest things are pushing the everyday boundaries.
A new vision for night vision, graphene sensors that can detect the COVID-causing virus, and a “metabolic warhead” aimed at bacteria and cancer. This week’s coolest things prove that big things can come in tiny packages.
Fighting more viruses with advanced mRNA vaccines, a drug against aging, and a new way to generate electricity from ground-up carbon nanotubes. This week’s coolest things are ready to handle what comes next.
The world’s first digital fiber, a microscope that shrinks light and an antibody nasal spray for treating COVID-19. This week’s coolest things are getting smaller and smaller.
A nano-vaccine that knocks out the flu, gene editing against blindness, and a visualization software that could help athletes bounce back from injuries. This week’s coolest things have healing properties.